At 8586 meters (28,169 ft) in height, Kangchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world, and yet it few people know about the challenges of climbing the mountain. While the mainstream audience and press focuses on Everest, and others keep an eye on [...]
Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts
Friday, October 7, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Climbing Kangchenjunga
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Himalaya Fall 2011: Summit Bids Begin Today!
Earlier in the week I posted an update on the 2011 fall Himalaya season in which I noted that many teams were now in their respective base camps, resting, and keeping an eye on the weather. Most had completed their acclimatization [...]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Through The Khumbu Icefall
If you ask any climber on the South Side of Everest what the scariest part of the mountain is, most will invariably say that it is the Khumbu Icefall. Ironically enough, this portion of the climb is actually located at relatively low altitude, sitting [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Everest Flight Crashes In Nepal, Kills 19
A small plane that was taking an arial tour of Mt. Everest earlier today, crashed amidst bad weather, killing all 19 people aboard. The flight, which is operated by Buddha Air, went down about 10 miles outside of Kathmandu [...]
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Himalaya Fall 2011: Weather Window Slams Shut
At the end of last week, the climbing teams in the Himalaya seemed poised to take advantage of a favorable weather pattern to make summit bids early this week. In fact, a number of them had planned on standing on top of [...]
Monday, October 3, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Himalaya Fall 2011: Snow Stopped, Teams Plan ForNext Summit Bid
Yesterday I posted a rather dire update from the Himalaya, in which nearly every team had retreated to their respective Base Camps after a massive storm dumped snow across the entire region. Today we get news that the weather [...]
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Himalaya Fall 2011: New Summit Bids Underway!
Extremely bad weather shutdown all summit bids last weekend, but the new week brought clear skies and generally good conditions. That has also brought on a new round of summit bids, with most teams now starting to move up [...]
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